SpecialtiesJ. Patrick Johnson, M.D., M.S. 
Clinical/Research Interests
J. Patrick Johnson is an internationally renowned spinal expert who has directed spine centers at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai and is a leader in the rapidly emerging field of spinal technologies. He is an innovator in developing new minimally invasive surgical methodologies using computer-guided surgical procedures, endoscopic and minimally invasive surgical procedures and motion preservation procedures with artificial discs (including FDA/IDE clinical trials for two artificial disc devices). Dr. Johnson's other clinical research interests involve stem cell repair of the spinal column and the spinal cord, and he is one of a limited number of neurosurgeons who specialize in novel methods of treating scoliosis and complex spinal deformities.
Dr. Johnson draws from 20 years of clinical expertise in a wide variety of spine problems, including disc herniation, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis and related degenerative spine disorders. He also has experience with traumatic spine and spinal cord injuries, spinal cord tumors and spinal column tumors, spinal infections, congenital spinal anomalies, spinal vascular malformations and spinal deformity disorders.
Dr. Johnson has published more than 500 manuscripts, abstracts, books and book chapters in leading journals, and has lectured widely at national and international meetings on most aspects of spinal disorders and emerging technologies. He is actively involved in post-graduate fellowship training for surgeons in both orthopedics and neurosurgery and has trained more than 70 surgeons worldwide.
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3301 C St, Suite 1500
Sacramento, CA 95816
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Education:
Portland, Oregon
M.D. 1986
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Portland, Oregon
M.S. 1981
The Citadel
Charleston, SC
B.A. 1978
Internships:
Los Angeles, CA
1987
Residency:
Los Angeles, CA
1992
Neurological Surgery
Fellowships:
Memphis, TN
1993
Department of Neurosurgery/Spinal Surgery Fellowship
National Hospital for Nervous Diseases
Queen Square, London,
1990
Neurology/Neurosurgical Spine Fellowship
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Professional Memberships:
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Spine Physicians
American College of Surgeons
California Association of Neurological Surgeons – Director and Board Member
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Critical Spine Cases, 2009-present
Editorial Board Member, Neurosurgery, 2010-present
Editorial Board Member, Surgical Neurology, 2005-2011
Editorial Board Member, The Spine Journal (Journal of the North American Spine Society), 2000-2009
Editorial Board Member, World Journal of Surgery, 1996-present
Foundation for International Education in Neurosurgery (FIENS) – Board Member
Los Angeles County Medical Association
Los Angeles Surgical Society
Neurosurgical Society of America
North American Spine Society
ONE Spine – Board Member
Professional Bull Riders
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society
Scoliosis Research Society
Spine Institute Foundation - President and CEO
Topic Editorial Member, Neurosurgical Focus (Journal of Neurosurgery), 2000-present
Western Neurosurgical Society
Honors and Awards:
Castle Connolly "America's Top Doctors", 2009-2012
US News and World Reports “Best Doctors”, 2009-2012
Cedars-Sinai Institute for Spinal Disorders Fellowship Outstanding Teaching Award (2005, 2007), 2009
Southern California “Super Doctors” in Neurosurgery, 2007-2012
Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 1997-2012
UCLA Outstanding Physician of the Year, 1996
Select Recent Publications:
Ghostine S, Vaynman S, Schoeb JS, Cambron HO, King WA, Samudrala S, Johnson JP. Image-guided thoracoscopic resection of thoracic dumbbell nerve sheath tumors. Neurosurgery February 2012;70(2):461-468
Sasso RC, MD, Anderson PA, Riew DK, Heller JG (Johnson JP-contributing IDE Clinical Investigator): Results of Cervical Arthroplasty Compared with Anterior Discectomy and Fusion: Four-Year Clinical Outcomes in a Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial. J Bone Joint Surg 2011;93:1684-92
Drazin D, Shirzadi S, Jeswani S, Ching H, Rosner J, Rasouli A, Kim TT, Pashman RS, Johnson JP: Direct surgical repair of lumbar spondylolysis in athletes: indications, techniques, and outcomes. Neurosurg Focus November 2011; 31 (5):E9
Jeswani S, Drazin D, Shirzadi A, Fan X, Johnson JP. Endometriosis in the Lumbar Plexus Mimicking a Nerve Sheath Tumor. World Journal of Oncology December 2011; Vol. 2, No. 6, p314-318
Samudrala S, Vaynman S, Thiayananthan T, Ghostine S, Bergey DL, Pashman RS, Johnson JP:. Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for Kyphosis of the Cervicothoracic Junction: A New Approach, Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine December 2010;13(6): p695-706
Ghostine S, Perry E, Vaynman S, Raghavan R, Tong KA, Samudrala S, Johnson JP, Colohan ART: The Rare Case of an Intramedullary Cervical Spinal Cord Teratoma in an Elderly Adult: Case Report and Literature Review. Spine 2009;15;34(26):E973-8
Heller JG, Sasso RC, Papadopoulos SM, Anderson PA, Fessler RG, Hacker RJ, Coric D, Cauthen JC, Riew DK (Johnson JP-contributing IDE Clinical Investigator): Comparison of BRYAN Cervical Disc Arthroplasty With Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion: Clinical and Radiographic Results of a Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial. SPINE 2008;34(2):101-107
Patel N, Wolcott P, Johnson JP, Cambron HO, Lewin M, McBride DQ, Batzdorf U: “Esophageal Injury Associated with Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery”. Surg Neurol January 2008;69(1):20-4
Mundwiler ML, Siddique K, Dym JM, Perri B, Johnson JP, Weisman MH. Complications of the spine in ankylosing spondylitis with a focus on deformity correction. Neurosurg Focus 2008; 24 (1): E6
Meyer SC, Swartz K, Johnson JP: Quadriparesis and Spinal Cord Stimulation: Case Report. Spine September 2007 32(19): E565-8
